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Friday, July 11, 2008
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HCF Rewind
I've made no time to take a cookie shot this week, so rather than skipping it, I thought I'd go back and look over shots I might not have posted before from Cookie Shoots Past. I take a ton o'shots and try to show the best, but sometimes the B side songs are good, too.
Damn, I didn't post a Valentine cookie Friday here?
I know I did on Flickr, but I must have sucked ass that week. Like that's different any other time.
Warning: cookies were damaged and thrown in the garbage in this photoshoot.
This was from a few weeks ago. The stack seemed more appropriate.
Have I posted this before? I don't know where, because I went back and searched and got lost reading in my own blog. Because, you know? I used to write. It makes me feel lazy, switching to picture-taking. Not much thought involved there, at least not in the communication realm. I do want to communicate to you what I see, but how that manifests itself is me trying to figure out how to expose a shot. Not trying to find the words that will suffice. But right now, I don't care enough to do anything about it because I'm happy. That's right, man, I'm fucking happy. There, I said it out loud, I'm throwing caution to the wind, I'm shaking a fist at Fate and saying "fuck you, I'm not pretending anymore just because I'm skeered happy won't last forever." I know it won't. And it's not like I'm happy 24/7. (See how I try to qualify to Fate so she won't feel challenged. Whatapussy.)
The focus may be on the crystaline sugared wedding cake, but I really wanted those bride and groom cookies in the shot better. That's what I get for shooting at f/1.2, but this wedding expo had just enough light to tease me into using ambiant lighting. Hmm, is ambiant spelled with an a or an e.....
First time here. Don't you just love to pop one of these in your mouth and let it melt? Me too.
Hey, you remember the before shot, right? Damn I'm old.Happy Cookie Friday Rewind, man.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
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4th of July in Seattle
Every 4th of July there are several firework displays in the Seattle metro area. I think they've got one for each major waterway in the Puget--Elliot Bay, Lake Union, and Lake Washington and several other places I'm not mentioning, too. Last year I was in Alabama, but the two years before that, and this year, I was sitting at the foot of Capitol Hill so that I could watch both the Elliot Bay and Lake Union show. From that vantage point, you can see fireworks exploding behind the Space Needle (from Elliot Bay) and over Lake Union. However, once I decided to photograph an area, I had to commit. And that meant losing photo capability of one. Since we all packed up our gear and headed down the Hill and got a sweet spot for Lake Union, you can guess I lost the sweet Needle shots. Dammit. Maybe one year I'll get an invite to a rooftop where I can mount a ginormous lens onto my tripod and just swivel back and forth.
The shot above was taken on the corner of Belmont and Eastlake. Straight across the lake and to the right is Gasworks Park. If you're not from Seattle and you've seen the movie "10 Things I Hate About You," that's the park where Katherine and Petruchio have a paintball fight. It's also where the Solstice Parade finishes up, so it's a very cool spot to visit. Visually speaking, it's the perfect spot to view the fireworks. Realistically speaking, I stood in line for thirty minutes at the Solstice parade to use the bathroom, and I can't even imagine how long that would've been for the 4th hullabaloo. Before the sun went down, you could look across the Lake and just see a huge hill of people--not one spec of grass. Seriously, where the hell were those people relieving themselves? No firework shot is worth that shit, man.
Last time I posted the Solstice parade shots, Amy asked if she could see a slideshow instead of having to click through. So Amy, in case you missed any firework action this year, this slideshow is for you. Click here and the slideshow option can be accessed in the upper right-hand corner.
Friday, July 04, 2008
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H4oJCF, Easta Bunny! Bok bok!
Happy 4th of July Cookie Friday, Easta Bunny! Bok bok!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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Hh'dF
How about them hors d'oeuvres, ain't they sweet? Little piece of cheese and a little piece of meat.
Because I thought you might be getting a little tired of sweet, I thought I'd give you savory this Friday. Man cannot live on cookies alone, right? Well, man might not be able to, but I could. However, a little piece of cheese and a little piece of meat (and bread and tomato)? Mmmmm.
Happy hors d'oeuvres Friday, man! (It just doesn't ring the same, does it?)
Monday, June 23, 2008
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Fremont Solstice Parade 2008
Saturday was that time of year again--time to whip off the clothes, slap on some paint, and pray for three straight months of sun to make up for one hellofa wet fall/winter/spring. If you've never been or heard of it, I'm talking about the Fremont Solstice Parade. Where people who have something to say get worked up, stripped down, and decked out to say it. Really, it's a good time and I highly recommend it to anyone who's in desperate need of political, spiritual, and nudical inspiration.
Painted (and some not so painted) Cyclists:
Painted (and not so painted) folks on wheels:
Last year's Smokin' Hottie was awesome, but holy sizzlin' roller blades, Batman!
Any ol' excuse to wear sequinned panties and rainbow suspenders in public, you know?Parade Folks:
There are 17 cameras in that section of the crowd (click it and count):
Stinking adorable kids:
And just to prove that the summer gods ain't crazy:
I'm shopping at that hardware store for all of my mechanical needs.
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